Thursday morning The Department of Health and Hospitals began a chlorine burn that will last for about 60 days.

Deadly brain-eating Amoeba detected in St. John The Baptist Water System

Thursday morning The Department of Health and Hospitals began a chlorine burn that will last for about 60 days.

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Updated: 8:05 AM CDT Aug 28, 2014

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WEBVTT A WATER ALERT THIS MORNING OUTOF ST. JOHN PARISH WHERETHE BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA HAS BEENDETECTED IN A PORTION OF THEPARISH'S WATER SYSTEM.IT IS THE SAME AMOEBA FOUND INTHE ST. BERNARD PARISH WATERSYSTEM LAST YEAR THAT LED TO THEDEATH OF A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY.KELSEY DAVIS IS LIVE THISMORNING FROM ST. JOHN THEBAPTIST PARISH.KELSEY, WHAT IS D-H-H DOING THISMORNING TO TRY AND CLEAR THEIRSYSTEM OF THE DEADLY AMOEBA?PARISH PRESIDENT NATALIEROBOTTOM SAYS D-H-H TOOKSAMPLES FROM WATER DISTRICT ONETWO WEEKS AGO. BUT SHESAYS THERE'S A INCUBATION PERIODFOR AMOEBA---OF AFEW WEEKS. THAT'S WHY IT'S JUSTNOW SHOWING IN THEWATER SAMPLES AND PEOPLE AREBEING NOTIFIED.ROBOTTOM SAYS THE AMOEBA ISAFFECTING THE WATER SUPPLY OFSOME 12-HUNDRED PEOPLE IN THETOWNS OF RESERVE,GARYVILLE AND MOUNT AIRY. THISALL STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO, DHHWAS DOING A STANDARD WATER TESTIN THE WESTER PART OFTHE PARISH. RESULTS SHOWEDCHLORINE LEVELS IN THAT AREAWERE BELOW THE STATE MINIMUM.THAT'S WHEN EXPERTS DECIDED TOTAKE SAMPLES.Natalie Robottom: "Our parishchlorine residual of 0.5 isrequired throughout the systemand in order tomake sure that reaches all theends of the lines we will beginthat chlorine burn in themorning."THAT CHLORINE BURN THE PARISHPRESIDENT MENTIONED---SETTO START AT 7 THIS MORNING ANDWILL LAST FOR ABOUT 60DAYS. WE'RE TOLD RESIDENTS MIGHTNIGHT A CHANGE IN THE TASTE ANDSMELL OF THE WATER DURING THISTIME. REPORTING ONYOUR SIDE IN RESERVE. KELSEYDAVIS WDSU NEWS.SOME MORE INFO HERE YOU SHOULDKNOW ABOUT THIS RARE AMOEBA.YOU CAN NOT GET IT BY DRINKINGWATER.. BECAUSE STOMACH ACIDKILLS IT.IT ENTERS THE BODY THROUGH THENASAL PASSAGES... ANDGOES INTO THE BRAIN.EXPERTS SAY YOU CAN PROTECTYOURSELF BY NOT LETTING WATERGO UP YOUR NOSE.DON'T JUMP INTO THE BATHTUB..ORPUT YOUR HEAD UNDERWATER INTHE TUB.AND SUPERVISE CHILDREN WHO AREPLAYING WITH HOSES ORSPRINKLERS. ALSO, RUN BATHWATER FOR 5 MINUTES BEFOREGETTING IN.. IF YOU HAVE A POOL- MAKE SURE TO DISINFECT IT WITHCHLORINE.THIS MORNING WE NOW KNOW THE

Deadly brain-eating Amoeba detected in St. John The Baptist Water System

Thursday morning The Department of Health and Hospitals began a chlorine burn that will last for about 60 days.